Keepin' It Real

Keepin' It Real (Book)

Essays on Race in Contemorary America

The past decade has been one of the most racially turbulent periods in the modern era, as the complicated breakthrough of the Obama presidency gave way to the racially charged campaigning and eventual governing of Donald Trump. Keepin' It Real presents a wide-ranging group of essays that take on key aspects of the current landscape surrounding racial issues in America, including the place of the Obamas, the rise of the alt-right and White nationalism, Donald Trump, Colin Kaepernick and the backlash against his protests, Black Lives Matter, sexual politics in the black community, and much more. America's racial problems aren't going away any time soon. Keepin' It Real will serve as a marker of the arguments we're having right now, and an argument for the changes we need to make to become the better nation we've long imagined ourselves to be.

Race in Contemporary America: Critical Essays is a vibrant and eclectic collection of essays written during the most racially turbulent period of the modern era – the end of the Obama Administration and the start of the Trump Administration – that examine emerging racial tensions, current movements and controversies, black icons and celebrities, and related issues that are more relevant today than ever in the current racial climate.

Written by an authentic scholarly voice, well-versed in the field, these essays discuss issues including Barack and Michelle Obama, Donald Trump and the NFL, sexual politics in the black community, the alt-right and white supremacy, Colin Kaepernick, the birther movement, Black Lives Matter, Starbucks, OJ Simpson, Bill Cosby, Roseanne Barr, Prince and many more.

Elwood Watson is a full professor of history, African American studies and gender studies at East Tennessee State University. He is the author of a number of books, several anthologies and numerous articles. He is also an author and public speaker.

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